ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores the intersection of light, color, and emotion, seeking to capture moments that linger in memory. Through layered brushstrokes and textured surfaces, I aim to evoke the quiet intensity of natural landscapes and intimate scenes—places where the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
I am drawn to the subtle interplay of shadow and illumination, the way colors harmonize or clash, and the rhythms of nature that inspire both serenity and movement. Each painting is a meditation on observation, a dialogue between the seen world and the inner experience of it.
Ultimately, my art is about connection: inviting the viewer to pause, reflect, and feel the depth of a fleeting moment frozen in paint.
MY INFLUENCES
Growing up in a rural New England small town my early years were spent in a small house situated between looming textile mills. My immediate world consisted of large decaying brick structures and most often grey skies. It was here my skills of observation became keen as I spent hours looking at the shadows cast by these monstrous edifices (or so they seemed to a small child), subtle textures in small blades of grass, and intricate patterns in other simple objects in my immediate surroundings, After awhile I could see magical colors in everything. These early awakenings were the beginning of honing my skills of observation where I could see and feel beyond what was before me.
By the age of twelve I had made up my mind to "live a life bigger than the one I was born into." I soon read all the book in our little library and dreamed of faraway places I would visit, never realizing I would someday drive through that redwood tree in California I saw in a geography book.
After graduating from college I married and soon began building that life I dreamed of. I traveled to many countries, moved 12 times (so far) and chose a career as a museum director for my profession. My divorce freed me to pursue a more free spirited lifestyle and I soon began painting again. Just like riding a bike...you never forget.
Over the years my style has developed into an expressionist style as I have immersed myself in nature...traveling to exotic places where the light, colors and shadows speak to me in their native tongue.
